In article >,
smithfarms pure kona > wrote:
>On 29 Oct 2004 14:58:29 -0700, (fats grobnik)
>wrote:
>
>>in movies i've seen waiters in restaurants lighting a steak on fire
>>before serving it off the pan.
>>it looks so cool. how is this done? what causes the flame? is it
>>gasoline?
>>and once it's lit, how do you kill the fire?
>
>If it is like my grandmother's precious Plum Pudding, they used brandy
>and the flame died quickly enough.
>
>Now I have no clue how brandy on steak would taste!

Isn't "Steak Dianne" done that way?

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